Thursday, January 19, 2006

If ever you want to know the rundown of a typical day in the life of a search engine optimizer, here's your chance. The guys at the Search Engine Watch forums have started a thread sharing their daily schedules. For what it's worth, here's mine:

7.00-7.30am - my son wakes me and I get us both breakfast8.30am - drop my son to day care9.00am - arrive at my desk with a very large double shot skinny latte made by my husband (who should be a barista trainer!)9.00am-10.00am - Read and respond to emails, return phone calls etc10.00am-11.00am - Read blogs, newsletters and newsfeeds etc and troll for new information in the world of search11.00-11.30am - Research a reader FAQ and make my daily blog post on Dear Kalena11.30-12.00pm - Coffee and meeting with my business partner (husband) about Search Engine College and SEO client projects12.00-12.30pm - Lunch on the deck watching the flying fox colony at the back of our property12.30-1.30pm - Phone calls to clients / resellers / virtual staff around the world1.30-4.00pm - SEO work for clients and liaison with SEC students. Some virtual classroom sessions.4.00pm - pick up my son4.00-5.00pm - Marketing strategy for Web Rank and SEC5.00-5.30pm - SEC course material updates or broadcasts to students5.30-6.00pm - pop my head into and post in my fav forums if I have time6.00-7.15pm - dinner and play time with my son7.15 - 8.00pm - bath and put my son to bed, read him a story8.00 - 9.30pm - back to the desk for an email and forum check9.30- 11.30pm - spend time with my husband or watching TV11.30pm - catch some zeds